Reverent memorials mark 50th anniversary of JFK assassination

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A flag flies at half-staff above the White House in Washington, early Friday morning, Nov. 22, 2013. President Barack Obama ordered that flags be lowered at government buildings to mark the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination. Obama says the anniversary is a day to honor Kennedy's memory and 'celebrate his enduring imprint on American history.' Obama says Kennedy's vision for the U.S. and the world lives 'in the generations he inspired."(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)